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there is a site with a forum where such things are discussed: http://speedskydiving.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=Technics "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

So this explains some people I've met over the years... They weren't air heads - they just had a lot of orgasms! "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Interesting fact about cats landing on their feet (must be true I read it on the internet): -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you drop a buttered piece of bread, it will fall on the floor butter-side down. If a cat is dropped from a window or other high and towering place, it will land on its feet. But what if you attach a buttered piece of bread, butter-side up to a cat's back and toss them both out the window? Will the cat land on its feet? Or will the butter splat on the ground? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And in response, thus spoke the Oracle: Even if you are too lazy to do the experiment yourself you should be able to deduce the obvious result. The laws of butterology demand that the butter must hit the ground, and the equally strict laws of feline aerodynamics demand that the cat can not smash its furry back. If the combined construct were to land, nature would have no way to resolve this paradox. Therefore it simply does not fall. That's right, you clever mortal (well, as clever as a mortal can get), you have discovered the secret of antigravity! A buttered cat will, when released, quickly move to a height where the forces of cat-twisting and butter repulsion are in equilibrium. This equilibrium point can be modified by scraping off some of the butter, providing lift, or removing some of the cat's limbs, allowing descent. Most of the civilized species of the Universe already use this principle to drive their ships while within a planetary system. The loud humming heard by most sighters of UFOs is, in fact, the purring of several hundred tabbies. The one obvious danger is, of course, if the cats manage to eat the bread off their backs they will instantly plummet. Of course the cats will land on their feet, but this usually doesn't do them much good, since right after they make their graceful landing several tons of red-hot starship and pissed-off aliens crash on top of them. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

This statement at the beginning of the article makes me question how real this is. "The importance of the outcome of this trial to the United States Government is so great that no national news media is covering it. " Hard for me to believe. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Gotta agree with Sparky! Here's some ideas for the cat! "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Here is a shot I really like

Apparently Rebecca has a brother.... http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1697765#1697765 "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Sounds dangerous - stick to skydiving!

stock car racing is really dangerous - get him into a safer sport like skydiving!

We males are well known for always listening

So if they didn't have cancer why did they get a transplant? I'm confused??? Or did I read it wrong... "as good as transplanted people" Does this just mean the people were moved (tranplanted) from one place to another?

So you really don't have a problem - once you start skydiving you won't be able to afford maintenance on the house so no point in buying one.

But cows do drink milk or at least baby cows do. And houses made out of green bricks would be green houses. Why in hell would I be driving a bus?

I was relieved to see in the second and third pictures that you had put on the rig correctly. In the first picture you seemed to be wearing it funny Now about that BESTEST looking claim - there may be confusion about that - I'll have to get a picture my rig to show you what the BESTEST looking rig should look like...

I've seen your other posts about being nervous before your first jump. My best advice - smile - relax - don't over think the plumbing. Yes there is a VERY small chance that your main chute will malfunction and yes there is a VERY, VERY small chance that your reserve will not function. I'm sure that someone on this forum can quote the statistic but I think that its more valuable to look at the reality of skydiving than some tiny statistic. The people you are talking to on this forum are skydivers and we do this because we like it. We accept the risks and do our best to minimize them by maintaining our gear and reviewing our emergency procedures. You will be trained in emergency procedures and you can expect to be using gear that is appropriate for the jump you will be making. You should take comfort in the fact that all of us and the all of the people at the dz where you will be jumping want you to survive. Smile - Relax - Don't over think the plumbing

Maybe I'm goofy but I don't see any difference between the 1st and the 3rd choices... "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

WTF is an Aqua Teen Hunger Force? "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

just look down a littler further to see a previous discussion . About 10 posts down in this forum. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1422022#1422022 "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

http://nopulse.org/infodeep.php?num=717# Watching it now!

The final line in this source http://yahoo.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-06-13-pilot-violations_x.htm?csp=1 says the following: "After reaching that height, they joked about celebrating with a beer. Within three minutes, they had lost so much speed that the jet plunged out of control. The loss of control was so violent it snuffed out the engines. " I don't know sweet shit about airplanes other than they get me to where I want to jump out so I am adding this to the conversation only as more information.... "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

They have other converstions too! 60 square cubit = 135 square feet In Morse Code: -.... ----- ... --.- ..- .- .-. . -.-. ..- -... .. - .---- ...-- ..... ... --.- ..- .- .-. . ..-. . . - "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

a Cubit is aprox, 18" in LENGTH, (tip of middle finger to elbow) I've not heard of it used as an measure or area. Can anyone validate thus I used this: http://www.onlineconversion.com/area.htm - quantity: 60 - from: square cubit - to: square foot

Looks like a lot of people like the place you've chosen to jump.

Check out their web site - its got all the info

The only thing that I can find that 60 of them would come close to the size of a parachute is Cubit 60 square cubit = 135 square feet Its probably not right but you never know... how old is this parachute?